Monthly Archives: June 2016

Builders to present projects at June meeting NEXT MEETING IS MONDAY June 6, 2016 Come early to visit and the meeting starts at 7 P.M. The June meeting is planned as a Builders Meeting. EAA is about building and restoring. We will have two builders each spending about 15 minutes to tell their story, Jim Pearce will talk about his

After our president gave his inspirational presentation at the May meeting, the chapter officers met to explore some options for creating a plan to keep our chapter solvent and growing. Everybody has made some significant insights and we need to make a 5 or 10 year plan. The primary objective is to keep our chapter solvent

Several years ago we did a Tennessee Air Tour. It was based on the traditional Michigan air tour. Also there are many charity events in the Knoxville area where we could expose adults to flying. These kinds of events offer tax advantages also. Maybe we could offer a trip with a pilot to a fly-out breakfast or

THE SWIFT M– USEUM FOUNDATION OFFERS A CHANCE TO WIN $30,000 CREDIT Foundation offers opportunity to win credit toward either a Continental or Lycoming engine. Make a $100 tax deductible donation for a chance to win. A cash option of $20,000 will be available to the grand prize winner in lieu of engine, if desired. Second

May weather finally allowed us to hold a very successful Young Eagles rally at Downtown Island Airport. We had 100 kids registered to take their first flights, but only 63 showed up and flew for the first time in their young lives. The parents were just as excited as the kids. This was my first Young

Chapter 17 Secretary’s Report — Minutes of May 2 Meeting. Meeting called to order at 6:55 by George Douglas. Smoky Mountain Airshow photos by Karen Meyer shown while George described the event. Among many highlights was the RV-10 project brought by Albert Robinson, which proved to be a crowd favorite, alongside Sam Robinson’s completed and stunning

I am sharing what I feel is an important message from the AYA (American Yankee Association) organization I belong to. — George AYA member’s trouble prompts discussion about “busting airspace” For the second time this year, an AYA member has landed in trouble with the FAA for busting airspace. While the circumstances and type of airspace

BEECH TALK FLY-IN AT DOWNTOWN ISLAND Max Grogan hosted another BEECH Fly In on Saturday May 21st at the Knoxville Downtown Island Airport. Weather was windy and clear below 1700 feet but required IFR for those traveling over any high terrain, but I was able to sneak in at pattern altitude. Tyson was talking to numerous

DOWNTOWN ISLAND AIRPORT ALSO HOSTED A CHAPTER 17 YOUNG EAGLES EVENT ON MAY 14 The winds were strong but aligned with the runway and most of the kids were tolerant of the bumps. (Sorry about that one, Mark.) We thank the Pilots and Ground Crews for their contributions of time and fuel. We had pilots new to

EAA Partners with FAA, Dynon for STC Breakthrough to Upgrade Safety, Reduce Costs for Aircraft Owners EAA, in partnership with Dynon Avionics and the FAA, has been awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to install Dynon’s EFIS-D10A in certain standard category aircraft. This breakthrough STC enables the inexpensive, but very capable, avionics that have served the experimental and